Adjuvant Medications

question 8

Multiple Choice

Adjuvant medications:

• A) are used instead of opioids to decrease the likelihood of addiction.
• B) have no side effects.
• C) are used to eliminate the side effects of opioid medications.
• D) are used in combination with analgesics to potentiate the effect of the analgesics.

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Definitions:

Neural Circuits

Networks of neurons interconnected by synapses, responsible for processing information in the brain.

Emotional Labor

The process of managing feelings and expressions as part of fulfilling the emotional demands of a job role.

Fight-or-flight Response

A physiological reaction occurring in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.

Relaxation Response

A physical state of deep rest in which one experiences a slower respiration and heart rate and lowered metabolism; a standard technique for reducing stress.